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Assistant Psychologist

... Working in healthcare is more than just a job. It’s a chance to change lives. Join the team at The Avalon Centre as an Assistant Psychologist and help some of the most vulnerable people society. You will be...

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Introduction

Working in healthcare is more than just a job. It’s a chance to change lives. Join the team at The Avalon Centre as an Assistant Psychologist and help some of the most vulnerable people society.

You will be working at The Avalon Centre, a purpose built neurological centre for men and women over the age of 18 years, who have an acquired brain injury.

The centre has been designed specifically to support people who, because of their injury, have challenging and complex needs and require a neurobehavioral rehabilitation programme.

Reporting to a Registered Psychologist, you will join the psychology team where you will be guided and supervised as you assist with assessments, formulations and treatments to people within a group and 1-1 setting. 
 
As a Psychologist Assistant, you will assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.
 

Your responsibilities will include:

  • To hold a caseload of clinical work, including carrying out individual psychological intervention
  • Undertake collaborative risk assessment and management for individual patients and to provide general advice
  • Carry out these duties in consultation with the Lead Psychologist and identified supervisor, and contribute to the maintenance and development of a high quality psychological service

To be successful in this role, you'll need

  • Experience of working within a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit/Acute Mental Health Setting
  • 2:1 Psychology degree
  • To meet professional practice expectations and the BPS code of ethics
  • A BPS accredited recognised degree in Psychology conferring Graduate Basis for Registration (GBR) 

What you will get

  • Annual salary of £23,939 + Benefits
  • The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!
  • Free meals and parking
  • Wellbeing support and activities
  • Career development and training
  • Pension contribution
  • Life Assurance

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.

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Extra information

Status
Closed
Location
Swindon
Type of Contract
Graduate Jobs
Profession type
Health / Medical
Full UK/EU driving license preferred
No
Car Preferred
No
Must be eligible to work in the EU
No
Cover Letter Required
No

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